tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post7854754829821692516..comments2018-03-19T20:01:13.890-06:00Comments on Cast of Characters: Beating a dead (grading) horseBrian Rozinskynoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-76217316915026762032017-05-09T14:31:43.035-06:002017-05-09T14:31:43.035-06:00Thanks, Erika. I find myself in baby-and-bathwater...Thanks, Erika. I find myself in baby-and-bathwater mode. Grades aren&#39;t going away, in my estimation, so how can I use them as a component of more effective communication? How might I adjust communal expectations of students and their families when it comes to the relationship between grades, success, and learning? While &#39;fungible&#39; is indeed a great word, it makes a shaky foundation for communication, compromise, and trust :)Brian Rozinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048331327558931283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-80700926674639962622017-05-09T14:28:54.775-06:002017-05-09T14:28:54.775-06:00Thanks for the compliment, Gillian. I appreciate t...Thanks for the compliment, Gillian. I appreciate the encouragement.Brian Rozinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048331327558931283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-20593099981158767182017-05-09T14:28:22.788-06:002017-05-09T14:28:22.788-06:00That&#39;s another strand in this ball of twine --...That&#39;s another strand in this ball of twine -- what transpires across so many K-12 spans and with the learners crossing them, that raises the impact of grades so high that learning, curiosity, and imagination often get trammeled.Brian Rozinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048331327558931283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-56594432403267831742017-05-09T14:26:20.093-06:002017-05-09T14:26:20.093-06:00That would be Murphy&#39;s Law, Adrienne, or one o...That would be Murphy&#39;s Law, Adrienne, or one of its variants :)Brian Rozinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048331327558931283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-18406608127253176592017-05-09T14:25:50.520-06:002017-05-09T14:25:50.520-06:00You may have a finger on one of those developmenta...You may have a finger on one of those developmental pieces, Mary Ann: Where I see student agency in standards-based grades that represent (imperfect) fruits of their learning, students see my hand wielding the stamp that validates or mars their emerging sense of self.Brian Rozinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048331327558931283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-30655347920739700322017-05-09T14:22:01.223-06:002017-05-09T14:22:01.223-06:00I&#39;ve had some conversations with students and ...I&#39;ve had some conversations with students and families who don&#39;t see that, which troubles me. More accurately, I&#39;m thinking of families this year who saw bigger pictures that students themselves weren&#39;t yet accepting or tuning into. There may be developmental components to this disconnect, as well, but that just makes me wonder how to address those appropriately and effectively...Brian Rozinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048331327558931283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-90932248305417834752017-05-09T14:19:00.867-06:002017-05-09T14:19:00.867-06:00Aye, for me, there&#39;s one of the rubs: the infl...Aye, for me, there&#39;s one of the rubs: the influence of grades contributes relatively little to explorations of how learners are or aren&#39;t working to their potential. Might class placement have similar oversimplifying and overstated effects?Brian Rozinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048331327558931283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-54695746557338904452017-05-09T08:29:28.951-06:002017-05-09T08:29:28.951-06:00Hi Brian. The scarring influence is exactly that....Hi Brian. The scarring influence is exactly that. By the way, share your love of language and I find your writing a joy to read. Word play, images. Sigh.Gillian Judsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423116933539160043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-73100061447776180492017-05-09T06:47:59.742-06:002017-05-09T06:47:59.742-06:00I love your tracking this down. I want to read mo...I love your tracking this down. I want to read more too. Luckily in elementary, the students don&#39;t worry about grades, but the teachers do worry about assessments. Readingteachsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820046510058260683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-46932981491946363542017-05-09T06:13:51.006-06:002017-05-09T06:13:51.006-06:00What a great, thoughtful, and verbally playful pos...What a great, thoughtful, and verbally playful post. I am going though a bit of this grading &quot;stuff&quot; right now. Seven weeks of school left and I am trying to make a few kids panic. Why is it that the one&#39;s who should panic, don&#39;t?Adrienne Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460132450798894455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-38641740689868154022017-05-09T05:49:43.078-06:002017-05-09T05:49:43.078-06:00Love the language play in your post and how the hu...Love the language play in your post and how the humor and lightness contrast against the more serious aspects of fear and power as represented in the giving and receiving &#39;grades&#39;. For many these are tattoos simply because they are given, not made. Power does often rest in the hand.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-24614275593720921592017-05-09T04:47:55.716-06:002017-05-09T04:47:55.716-06:00Grades as not tattoos, I like that! As I am busily...Grades as not tattoos, I like that! As I am busily writing reports I hope the students and their parents see how much more they are than numbers!Ms. Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051687492442765155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-63515273548936029652017-05-09T04:14:34.460-06:002017-05-09T04:14:34.460-06:00That last line!! Love the passage and all the conn...That last line!! Love the passage and all the connections you always make!Kathleen Sokolowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00054303168520658605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-4320035974581345742017-05-09T04:11:39.920-06:002017-05-09T04:11:39.920-06:00A timely piece for me, as I recently read notices ...A timely piece for me, as I recently read notices for a parent meeting (instigated by parents) held at our local high school to discuss the weighting system of grades and their impact on class placement. As my last is graduating, I find it a moot point, and one we never dwelled on. As long as ours were working to their potential and learning, that&#39;s what mattered. Class placement doesn&#39;t necessarily imply future success, in my experience!Chris Margocshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261261993571716230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714866143463019318.post-8206581301479035842017-05-09T04:00:40.057-06:002017-05-09T04:00:40.057-06:00I love the word fungible, and the idea of changing...I love the word fungible, and the idea of changing our whole approach to grading.Erika Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352958727105225038noreply@blogger.com